Tru Washington Signs with New Mexico Men’s Basketball

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M – The New Mexico men’s basketball program announced today that Tru Washington has signed a National Letter of Intent to attend New Mexico, joining the Lobos’ 2023 recruiting class. Washington, a 6-4 guard from Phoenix, becomes the first ESPN 100 player to sign with the Lobos in a decade.

Washington becomes the second player in the class of 2023 to sign with New Mexico, joining fellow four-start recruit Jadyn Toppin. Toppin, a 6-8 forward from Dallas, Texas, signed with the Lobos in November.

Tru Washington | 6-4 | Guard | Phoenix, Ariz. | AZ Compass Prep

Consensus four-star recruit … ranked No. 88 in the class of 2023 by ESPN, including the No. 2 player in Arizona and the No. 17 shooting guard nationally … Led AZ Compass Prep to the finals of the 2023 GEICO National Championship and a No. 4 National Ranking … 2022 Pangos All-American Camp Top 25 All-Star Game MVP … Also played for Arizona Select … uncle of TyTy Washington, Jr., who currently plays for the Houston Rockets and played collegiately at Kentucky

Richard Pitino on Washington: “We are excited to announce the addition of Tru Washington to our basketball program. He is a top-100 recruit who is coming out of a winning program. We know he will make an immediate impact on the court, in the locker room and in the community.”

Washington on UNM: “I chose New Mexico because it was close to home and the coaches kept it real throughout the entire process. After Coach Pitino offered me, he or Coach Chew was at every one of my games and I knew how much they believed in me. I am excited to get to play in The Pit. The last time I was there was the San Diego State game, and that atmosphere was crazy. I can’t wait for my chance to play in a game like that.”